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Opinion: With COVID- 19 stories, seek out the source and draw your own conclusions

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is depicted in an illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020. - photo by Associated Press

Coronavirus — The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is depicted in an illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020. - photo by Associated Press

I write as a retired broadcast news executive and corporate communications officer — one who is getting more and more comfortable watching and reading the news to find out “What’s new?” every day. Often every hour.